Brodeur Gets Back on Track With Shutout

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Martin Brodeur tied Hall of Famer Jacques Plante for fourth place on the NHL shutout list with 82 and the New Jersey Devils snapped a three-game losing streak with a 2–0 win over the Florida Panthers last night.

Zach Parise and Patrik Elias scored power-play goals to support Brodeur’s 29-save effort. The win came a day after the Devils held a team meeting, after the defensive-minded club give up 15 goals in the three games.

Brodeur probably had to make about six good saves in posting his second shutout of the season. His best was a sprawling stop midway through the first period on a rebound attempt along the ice by Ville Peltonen. Brodeur also stopped Gary Roberts in close on two stuff attempts during the first of the Panthers’ two power plays.

The Panthers’ inability to stay out of the penalty box was the difference in the game. New Jersey had six power plays, including a 61-second, two-man advantage that Florida killed off.

Parise got the Devils on the board with Bryan Allen off for tripping late in the first period. New Jersey defenseman Brian Rafalski took a shot from the point that Florida defenseman Jay Bouwmeester knocked down. The puck seemed to go under goalie Alex Auld, but Parise poked it into the net for his fourth goal.

Elias got his second of the season with less than five minutes left in the second period. Jamie Langenbrunner missed a wide-open shot from between the circles. The puck bounced off the glass behind the net and came out to Elias, who slid it into the net.

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SABRES 3, ISLANDERS 0

The Buffalo Sabres are making their historic start look easy.

Maxim Afinogenov pumped in a goal and assist, Ryan Miller stopped 29 shots, and the perfect Sabres beat the Islanders 3–0 last night to win their 10th straight game and match the best start the NHL has ever seen.

Afinoogenov set up Ales Kotalik’s first-period goal and scored one in the second. Miller did the rest for the Sabres, who tied the 1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs — the only other NHL team to jump out 10–0.

The Sabres can break the record at home against Atlanta on Saturday. Buffalo, which fell one win shy of the Stanley Cup finals last season, has a teamrecord 15 consecutive regular-season victories.


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